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Bernice Gordon
Bernice Gordon

New York Times, Thursday, December 12, 1963

Author:
Bernice Gordon
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.05, Missing: { J K Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 278 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 1, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 43.2
Bernice Gordon has 126 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 21 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1963, The New York TimesNo. 5,247
Across
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French beverage. : CAFE
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Old-fashioned one. : FOGY
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Creator of the "Laughing Cavalier." : HALS
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Chemical compound. : ALUM
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Vessel of W.W. I. : UBOAT
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He loves: Lat. : AMAT
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San ___ on the Mediterranean. : REMO
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Moving backward. : RETROGRADE
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Wavers uncertainly. : TEETERS
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Oriental pipe. : NARGILE
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Iroquoian. : ERIE
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Cornfield weed. : DARNEL
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Seaport of Scotland. : DUNDEE
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Relish. : GUSTO
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Entertainment group. : USO
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Respiratory ailment. : CROUP
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Like certain college walls. : IVIED
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Word from the Psalms. : SELAH
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Bridle part. : BIT
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One kind of middleman. : FENCE
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Pamphlet. : TRACT
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Branch of knowledge, humorously. : OLOGY
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City of Peru. : ICA
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Family member. : CHILD
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Pay attention. : LISTEN
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Islands NE of the Shetlands. : FAROES
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Kind of house. : PENT
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Usually. : ASARULE
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With ardor. : EAGERLY
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Lady of the May Day games. : MAIDMARIAN
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Come into sight. : LOOM
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If not. : ELSE
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Subdivide minutely. : MINCE
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Christmas figures. : MAGI
65
Illustrious act. : DEED
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Type of student. : COED
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Stettin's river. : ODER
Down
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Supermarket item. : CART
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Opposite of aweather. : ALEE
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Be in a rage. : FUME
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Emulated certain actresses. : EMOTED
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Special type of garment maker. : FURRIER
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On the heavy side. : OBESE
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Acquired. : GOT
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Wool fiber. : YARN
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Fictional wartime hero. : HARGROVE
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With full force. : AMAIN
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Kind of spoon. : LADLE
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Important industry. : STEEL
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Amphibians. : TOADS
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Giving pleasure. : GRATIFYING
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Temple on the Acropolis, from 409 B.C. : ERECHTHEUM
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Housewife's problem. : DUST
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Employer. : USER
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Popular piano piece. : NOLA
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Association. : GUILD
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Incumbent upon. : UPTO
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Money in the agora. : OBOL
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Monogram: Abbr. : INIT
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Behold: Lat. : ECCE
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Rusk. : DEAN
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Reconciled. : ACCORDED
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Collected bit by bit. : GLEANED
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Lands of the Moslems. : ISLAM
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Patron of fishermen. : STELMO
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Having acquired greatness. : FAMED
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Offered for purchase. : ASALE
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Stir up. : RAISE
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A gift of God. : PEACE
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Actor Portman. : ERIC
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Turnpike. : ROAD
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Theater locale. : LOGE
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Giant slain by Odin. : YMIR
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Daughter of Cadmus. : INO

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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